45 Years Ago: David Coverdale Quits as Deep Purple Disintegrate
45 Years Ago: David Coverdale Quits as Deep Purple Disintegrate Pieces started falling off long before Deep Purple finally came crashing down in the '70s. First Ian Gillan and Roger Glover split, replaced by the more R&B-leaning David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes in 1973. Then the ill-fated guitarist Tommy Bolin took over for Ritchie Blackmore, and Deep Purple descended into malaise and addiction. Coverdale finally grew weary of it all and quit in 1976, only to be told that the group had already broken up. "A lot of drugs and alcohol were rearing their ugly heads," Coverdale said in 2015's Sai...
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